The Corrupt Politics of Coal

After the tragic disaster of coal mines in West Virginia, the poitics of coal is again getting a scrutiny.

The Washington Post's Dylan Mathews shakes his head, "Massey, and its leader, Don Blankenship, are almost cartoonishly villainous in the way they approach everything from environment to union rights to media scrutiny." He says Blankenship has ousted unions, spent millions to unseat judges, and "has more or less purchased the state's government." Mathews says campaign finance reform is needed. "Reform that limits what Massey and Blankenship can spend on West Virginia campaigns would clearly make for a fairer democratic process, where public opposition to coal can actually matter."

Source. The Atlantic Wire.